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In recruiting new talent, employers want to know who the candidates are. Information is typically gathered through application forms, interviews, and background checks. Conducting a background check after a conditional offer is becoming more commonplace. According to a recent study from the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA), 74% of employers conduct background checks following a […]
“The Today Show” just reported on gender inequality in fashion for the workplace. Men have been coasting along for years wearing the same few suits, some shirts, and several ties that they select from every day, mixing up the pairing for variety, while females in the workplace are expected to wear the latest colors, hem […]
Age discrimination should be avoided at all costs; it’s bad for business and could land your company in a legal battle. However, a new study released by phsy.org reveals that almost a third of Australians surveyed say they’ve faced age-based discrimination as young as 45 years old.
In yesterday’s Advisor, Steve L. Adams shared some of the advantages of voluntary benefits and how to facilitate enrollment; today, we present more findings regarding this trend in compensation and what to consider for 2015.
Yesterday’s Advisor helped managers understand the factors that are making certain jobs hard to fill. Today, what employers can do about it.
There’s an unfortunate truth HR professionals must deal with: It only takes one errant supervisor to undo all the hard work put into creating and perfecting polices and initiatives. Your company’s diversity initiative is no different. According to diversity consultant and founder of QUEST Diversity Initiatives LLC Natalie Holder-Winfield, you can’t just write up your […]
We’ve all seen the headlines: Recruiting at the moment is complex at best. Employers are trying to ramp back up now that more and more people are vaccinated from COVID-19 and returning to some semblance of normal, and this is causing significantly increased competition for talent. When hiring is difficult, employers have to remember to […]
Some workplace cases provide multiple lessons about employment discrimination. Recently, the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota—rendered a decision providing guidance on discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
How do we ensure that our job descriptions contain the true essential functions of the job? Why is this important? The short answer is that essential functions must be assessed when evaluating whether a disabled individual can perform a job; in the absence of a job description accurately listing the essential functions, an employer is […]
In recent years, technology has swept through the world of human resources—so much so, in fact, that the HR departments in many large organizations are facing the risk of losing touch with the living, breathing “resources” they’re tasked with managing as they busily deploy automated tools to recruit, screen, and hire job candidates all the […]